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Nutrients in Milk Products > Other Nutrients
Milk: An Essential Source of Vitamin B12
Vitamin B12 deficiency affects a large proportion of older adults, and its prevalence increases with age. Furthermore, recommended intakes may not be adequate to reach and maintain optimal vitamin B12 status.
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Scientific Evidence > Cardiovascular Disease
Calcium Supplements and Cardiovascular Disease Risk
There is evidence from meta-analyses that calcium supplements are associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. However, dietary calcium has not been shown to impair cardiovascular health, and the evidence related to milk products indicates that they may in fact reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease.
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Scientific Evidence > Experts' Summaries
Milk Products Play a Key Role in Preventing Type 2 Diabetes
A growing and largely consistent body of evidence, including data from several meta-analyses, demonstrates that milk products significantly lower the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
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Scientific Evidence > Cancer
Milk Products and Breast Cancer
Current evidence from the literature indicates that the consumption of milk products is not associated with an increased risk of breast cancer.
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Symposium > 2011
Contribution of Dairy to Nutrient Adequacy and Health
Dairy has a unique nutrient package and is a major source of four of the shortfall nutrients in the Western diet, namely vitamin D, calcium, magnesium and potassium. In addition to these, zinc, vitamin A, riboflavin, and folate all improve as dairy product intake increases. Studies show...
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Symposium > 2011
Impact of Nutrition Claims and Food Perceptions on Consumer Behaviour
The importance of eating well is a growing daily concern among Canadians, and the nutritional information displayed on food labels is therefore an essential tool for them. What does “healthy” eating mean to consumers? And how do they interpret and use the nutritional information they...
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Symposium > 2011
Childhood Obesity and Flavoured Milk – Does it Fit?
This presentation explores childhood obesity trends and their impact on children’s general health and well-being. The focus is on: the amount of added sugars children are eating and the health risks associated with these high intakes;how childhood overweight and obesity are associated...
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Symposium > 2011
Beyond inactivity and unhealthy diet: New determinants of obesity
It is true that the positive energy balance underlying obesity is attributable to excess energy intake and insufficient energy expenditure. Thus, physical inactivity and unhealthy diet are the “Big Two” on which almost all preventive and therapeutic programs for obesity are focused....
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Calcium Supplements and Cardiovascular Disease Risk
There is evidence from meta-analyses that calcium supplements are associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. However, dietary calcium has not been shown to impair cardiovascular...
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Milk: An Essential Source of Vitamin B12
Vitamin B12 deficiency affects a large proportion of older adults, and its prevalence increases with age. Furthermore, recommended intakes may not be adequate to reach and maintain optimal vitamin...
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Milk Products and Breast Cancer
Current evidence from the literature indicates that the consumption of milk products is not associated with an increased risk of breast cancer.
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Milk Products Play a Key Role in Preventing Type 2 Diabetes
A growing and largely consistent body of evidence, including data from several meta-analyses, demonstrates that milk products significantly lower the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
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The Maritime Dairy Industry Award
If you are from the Maritimes and you are studying in a field that applies to the dairy industry, you are eligible to apply for the Maritime Dairy Industry Award, which consists of two $2,000 scholarships.
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